Ketamine as Adjuvant for Acute Pain Management.

What it found

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Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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8. Novel Local Anesthetics in Clinical Practice: Pharmacologic Considerations and Potential Roles for the Future.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2022
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9. Effects of Ketamine and Lidocaine Infusion on Acute Pain after Elective Open Abdominal Surgery, a Randomized, Double-Blinded Study.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2022
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10. Epidural esketamine and morphine for postoperative analgesia after caesarean delivery: A pilot study.Frontiers in surgery · 2022
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13. Adding Dexmedetomidine to Bupivacaine in Ultrasound-guided Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Pain Management after Upper Abdominal Surgery: A Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2021
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14. Comparison of Intraperitoneal Bupivacaine and Intravenous Ketorolac for Postoperative Pain Management Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2021
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15. Supraclavicular vs. Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Nerve Blocks: Clinical, Pharmacological, and Anatomical Considerations.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2021
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18. Postoperative Pain Management: Efficacy of Caudal Tramadol in Pediatric Lower Abdominal Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Study.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2021
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19. Comparing the Effects of Low Dose of Ketamine, Tramadol, and Ondansetron in Prevention of Post Spinal Anesthesia Shivering in Cesarean Section.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2021
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20. Comparison of Dexmedetomidine and Dexamethasone as Adjuvants to Ultra-Sound Guided Interscalene Block in Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Double-Blinded Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2021
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